skim

skim
skim [{{t}}skɪm] (pt & pp skimmed, cont skimming)
1 transitive verb
(a) (milk) écrémer; (jam) écumer; (floating matter → with skimmer) écumer, enlever avec une écumoire; (→ with spatula) enlever avec une spatule;
∎ to skim the froth from or off a glass of beer enlever la mousse d'un verre de bière;
∎ to skim the fat from the gravy dégraisser la sauce;
∎ to skim the cream from the milk écrémer le lait
(b) (glide over → surface) effleurer, frôler;
∎ the seagull skimmed the waves la mouette volait au ras de l'eau ou rasait les vagues;
∎ the glider skimmed the tops of the trees le planeur frôlait ou rasait la cime des arbres;
∎ the stone skimmed the lake la pierre a ricoché à la surface du lac;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} the book only skims the surface le livre ne fait qu'effleurer ou que survoler la question
(c) (stone) faire ricocher;
∎ the children were skimming stones over the lake les enfants faisaient des ricochets sur le lac
(d) (read quickly → letter, book) parcourir, lire en diagonale; (→ magazine) parcourir, feuilleter
(e) {{}}Commerce{{}} (market) écrémer
2 intransitive verb
∎ to skim over the ground/across the waves (bird) raser le sol/les vagues;
∎ to skim over or across the lake (stone) faire des ricochets sur le lac
►► {{}}American{{}} skim milk lait m écrémé
➲ skim off separable transitive verb
(a) (cream, froth) enlever (avec une écumoire);
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} the book dealers skimmed off the best bargains les marchands de livres ont fait les meilleures affaires;
∎ the accounts department skims off the best recruits la comptabilité récupère les meilleures recrues
(b) (steal → money)
∎ he skimmed a little off the top for himself il s'est un peu servi au passage
➲ skim over inseparable transitive verb
(letter, report) parcourir, lire en diagonale; (difficult passage) lire superficiellement, parcourir rapidement
➲ skim through inseparable transitive verb
(letter, page) parcourir, lire en diagonale; (magazine) feuilleter;
∎ I only had time to skim through the report je n'ai eu que le temps de lire le rapport en vitesse

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